PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

The UT Southwestern Medical Center Pharmacy Residency Program is an ASHP-accredited health-system pharmacy program. Our PGY1 residency program will accept three residents each academic year.

Residents will select five (5) elective rotations to meet their professional goals in addition to the orientation to pharmacy operations and completion of practice related required learning experiences. After training in acute care, ambulatory care, and practice management, residents should attain the knowledge and skills needed to enable them to provide a high level of clinical service and pharmaceutical care throughout their careers as well-rounded practitioners and practice leaders.

Program Structure

Required Learning Experiences

The following four-week elective rotations are required:

• Orientation (July)
• Adult Infectious Diseases Consult
• Cardiology
• Critical Care
• Finance/Budgeting I (PGY1 HSPAL Resident)
• Internal Medicine
• Pharmacy Administration/Medication Safety

Elective Learning Experiences

The following four-week elective rotations are available:

• Advanced Internal Medicine
• Advanced Cardiology
• Ambulatory Care (option of one or more of the following):
  • Ambulatory Care - Anticoagulation: Remote Elective Rotation
  • Cardiology Focus
  • Primary Care
  • Specialty Diseases/Inflammatory (Rheumatology & IBD Focus)
• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Bone Marrow Transplant
• Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
• Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
• Clinical Administration
• Emergency Medicine
• Inpatient Oncology
• Investigational Drug Services (IDS)
• Medical Intensive Care Elective (if not completed as a required rotation for Critical Care)
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Neurocritical Care (if not completed as a required rotation for Critical Care)
• Outpatient Lymphoma Clinic
• Outpatient Multiple Myeloma Clinic
• Outpatient Medical Oncology, Genitourinary
• Outpatient Medical Oncology, Thoracic
• Pain & Palliative Care
• Pediatrics
• Pharmacy Informatics and Data Management
• Psychiatry
• Solid Organ Transplant
• Surgical Critical Care Elective (if not completed as a required rotation for Critical Care)
• Transplant Infectious Diseases
• Transitions of Care
• Trauma ICU

Longitudinal Learning Experiences

• Longitudinal Professional Development (11-month longitudinal experience)
• Longitudinal Teaching and Learning Certificate Program (12-month longitudinal experience)
• Longitudinal Clinical Practice and Medical Emergencies Learning Experience (11-months)
• Longitudinal Staffing Experience (every third weekend, one weekday every other week from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.)

Program Expectations

• ACPE-Accredited CE Presentation
• Code Blue/Code Stroke Response
• Completion of a Research Project
• Drug Monograph
• Medication Use Evaluation
• Precept Pharmacy Students
• Drug Information Coverage

Wellness and Professional Development

UT Southwestern’s Pharmacy Residency programs offer robust longitudinal experiences centered on resident wellness and professional development. Throughout the year, residents will have access to UT Southwestern’s employee support provider Headspace in addition to participating in focused discussions on wellbeing and resiliency strategies. Longitudinal bi-weekly professional development sessions serve to augment the resident’s leadership, communication, and networking skills facilitating their journeys to become well rounded practitioners. Discussions around career planning, interviewing skills, and more take place as the residents prepare for the next steps after successful completion of the program. Throughout the year, residents will receive individualized one-on-one support and guidance from program leadership and their advisor. UT Southwestern’s pharmacy residency programs are committed to ensuring residents’ well-being are supported while fostering their professional growth throughout the year.

Program Length

12 months, beginning in July

Available Positions

Three (3) PGY1 Pharmacy Residents

Applying to the Program

Requirements

• Graduate from an ACPE-accredited pharmacy program with a Pharm.D. degree
• Minimum GPA of 3.1 on a 4.0 scale or "Pass" grade on each class and rotation if from a "Pass/Fail" program
• Eligibility for Texas licensure
• Formal interview

Process

• Applicants must register for the ASHP Resident Matching Program (PGY1 UT Southwestern Medical Center Program National Matching Services #74031) and complete online application via Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS)
• Application deadline of January 2, 2027

Current Residents

Hailie Fellers, Pharm.D.

Dr. Hailie Fellers is a PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Originally from Saginaw, Texas, she earned her bachelor's degree in Bio-Chem from Southern Nazarene University before receiving her Doctor of Pharmacy from UNT Health College of Pharmacy. She is a member of Phi Delta Chi and Phi Lambda Sigma. Her clinical interests lie primarily in critical care. Outside of the pharmacy, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, sewing, and reading.

Kason Landman, Pharm.D.

Dr. Kason Landman is a PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Originally from Shiner, Texas, Kason completed his undergraduate studies at The University of Texas at Austin and earned his Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Houston. His current clinical interests include malignant hematology and infectious diseases. He is a member of Phi Delta Chi, Rho Chi Society, and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. In his free time, he enjoys visiting national parks, watching college football, and cooking.

Julien Urech, Pharm.D.

Dr. Julien Urech is a PGY1 Pharmacy Resident at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He grew up in Switzerland and completed his undergraduate studies in biology and chemistry at the University of Bern. He later earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy. His current clinical interests include infectious diseases and internal medicine. He is a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society. Outside of pharmacy, he enjoys cooking, collecting vinyl records, traveling, trying new restaurants and foods, and spending time with his spouse and their dogs.

Graduates

PGY1 Residency Class	Name	Pharmacy School Attended	PGY2	First Job Post Residency Completion
2011-2012	Martin Bishop	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy	PGY2 Ambulatory Care, Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD	Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care and Population Health, Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, MD
2011-2012	Monica Morgan	University of Louisiana-Monroe College of Pharmacy	N/A	Clinical Staff Pharmacist then Solid Organ Transplant Coordinator at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
2012-2013	Erin Samuelson	University of Kansas School of Pharmacy	N/A	Clinical Staff Pharmacist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
2012-2013	David Sergeant	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy	N/A	Clinical Staff Pharmacist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
2013-2014	Chiamaka Ike	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy	PGY2 Critical Care at St. Luke's Hospital, Houston	Cardiology Critical Care Specialist at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, TX
2013-2014	Greg Smith	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy	N/A	Clinical Staff Pharmacist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
2014-2015	Jennie Mathew	University of Texas College of Pharmacy	N/A	Clinical Staff Pharmacist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
2014-2015	Mary (Nnoli) Olumesi	Temple University School of Pharmacy	N/A	Clinical Staff Pharmacist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
2015-2016	Brian Le	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy	PGY2 Pharmacy Informatics, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Hospital Sisters Health System, Belleville, IL	Senior Epic Willow Clinical Analyst at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston
2015-2016	Courtney Wong	University of Southern California School of Pharmacy	N/A	Clinical Staff Pharmacist - Anticoagulation at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
2016-2017	Parisa Khan	Harding University College of Pharmacy	PGY2 Infectious Diseases at Veterans Affairs Medical Center & Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Dallas	Clinical Pharmacy Infectious Disease Specialist at Las Vegas VA Medical in Las Vegas, NV
2016-2017	Rachel Yue	Rutgers- Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy	N/A	Clinical Staff Pharmacist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
2017-2018	Louise (De Souza) Miller	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy	N/A	Clinical Staff Pharmacist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
2017-2018	Michael Kent	University of Texas College of Pharmacy	PGY2 Infectious Diseases at Veterans Affairs Medical Center & Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Dallas	Clinical Pharmacy ID Specialist in Infectious Disease Clinic at John Peter Smith Health Network in Fort Worth, TX
2017-2018	Marilyn (Mootz) Pitts	University of Texas College of Pharmacy	N/A	Staff Pharmacist and PIC at Preston Road Pharmacy in Dallas; Clinical Staff Pharmacist (PRN) at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
2018-2019	Esther (Bae) Golnabi	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy	PGY2 Infectious Disease, John Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore, MD)	Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in OPAT &Infectious Disease at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
2018-2019	Jessie Cruz	University of Texas College of Pharmacy	N/A	Clinical Staff Pharmacist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
2019-2020	Claire Klimko	University of Texas College of Pharmacy	N/A	Clinical Staff Pharmacist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
2019-2020	"Anke" Yi Kee Poon	University of Texas College of Pharmacy	N/A	Clinical Staff Pharmacist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
2019-2020	Mary Tran	University of Houston College of Pharmacy	PGY2 University of New Mexico, Hematology & Oncology in Albuquerque, NM	Hematology & Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at University of New Mexico Medical Center in Albuquerque, NM
2020-2021	Ashley Abraham	University of Texas College of Pharmacy	N/A	Clinical Staff Pharmacist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
2020-2021	Marc Esquivel	University of North Texas College of Pharmacy	N/A	Clinical Staff Pharmacist with ICU Coverage at Corpus Christi Medical Center in Corpus Christi, TX
2020-2021	Yana Maskov	University of Texas College of Pharmacy	N/A	Clinical Staff Pharmacist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
2021-2022	Stephanie Anderson	University of Colorado-Skaggs College of Pharmacy	N/A	Clinical Staff Pharmacist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
2021-2022	Tyler Boyd	Wingate University School of Pharmacy	PGY2 Texas A&M/Baylor Scott White-Temple, Pharmacotherapy	Clinical Internal Medicine Specialist, Emory University Hospital with appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Mercer University College of Pharmacy in Atlanta, GA
2021-2022	Kyle Fischer	Texas A&M University College of Pharmacy	PGY2 Cardiology, Duke University	Clinical Staff Pharmacist - Cardiology at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, TX
2021-2022	Daniel Berger	University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy	PGY1 & PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership with Master of Business Administration at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas	Pharmacy Executive II at 340B Prime Vendor Program - Apexus, LLC in Dallas
2022-2023	Kathy Le	Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy	PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant, Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Abdominal Transplant Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at St. Joseph Hospital in Phoenix, AZ
2022-2023	Madeline Scarbrough	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy	PGY2 Critical Care at UT Southwestern Medical Center	Neurocritical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
2022-2023	Darrell Smith	University of Louisiana-Monroe College of Pharmacy	N/A	Clinical Staff Pharmacist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
2022-2023	Sue'ad Elchehimi	University of Houston College of Pharmacy	PGY1 & PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership with Master of Business Administration at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas	Pharmacy Operations Coordinator, Ambulatory Services at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
2023-2024	Diana Tezock	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy	N/A	Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Mercy Hospital Admore in Admore, OK
2023-2024	Mahbouba "Mabi" Ahmadi	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy	PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant, University of Chicago	Heart Transplant Pharmacist at Medstar Washington Hospital in Washington, D.C.
2023-2024	Mina Seo	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy	PGY2 Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center at Tampa, FL	Head & Neck Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
2023-2024	Brandyn  Wilcox	UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy	PGY1 & PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership with Master of Business Administration at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas	Specialty Pharmacy Manager at Dallas Children's Hospital, Dallas
2024-2025	Brittney (Guilbeau) Darden	University of North Texas College of Pharmacy	PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership with Master of Business Administration at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas	Pharmacy Manager of Ambulatory Clinical Operations at UT Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, TX
2024-2025	Marilyn Gafford	Harding University College of Pharmacy	PGY2 in Investigational Drugs & Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas	Investigational Drug Services Pharmacist at UT Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, TX
2024-2025	Aracely Sosa	University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy	PGY2 in Pharmacy Informatics at Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT	Informatics Pharmacist at University of Utah Health - Salt Lake City, UT
2024-2025	Hannah Yi	Massachusetts College of Pharmacy	PGY2 in Oncology at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Dallas	Hem-Onc/BMT Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at UT Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, TX
2025-2026	Meg Hamilton	University of Louisiana - Monroe, LA	Critical Care at UT Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, TX	TBD
2025-2026	Julie Hoffmeister	University of Mississippi in Oxford, MI	N/A	Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital - Fort Worth, TX
2025-2026	Strong Oboh	Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy in Nashville, TN	Cardiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, TX	TBD
2025-2026	Nareg Kaltakdjian	University of Georgia in Athens, GA	PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and with Master of Business Administration at UT Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, TX	TBD